[RESOLVED] [2005] Validating Path

[rjbudz]

Thank you. But the directory doesn't HAVE to exist at this point. The app will automatically create the directory later, if need be. I need to notify the user (preferably in the Text_Change event) that the path entered/changed is invalid.

If 'C:\MyFolder' is the original content of the textbox, the folder is valid.
If the user changes the text to 'C:\MyFQolder' that is valid also.
If the user changes the text to 'C:\My:Folder', that is not valid, and I want to tell them right then.

I hope that clarifies the problem.

[stimbo]

Could you perhaps use an Folder Browser Dialog instead, and when they select the folder from that, simply put the result into a textbox (making it a read only text box or whatever).

That way it will handle all the validation for you. It seems the easiest way than trying to validate a folder path in a text box that might not even exist.